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Pakistan Elections 2013 Rigging Log

Pakistan Elections 2013 Rigging Log

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    •  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pakistan-Elections-2013-Rigging-proof/344109652378841?fref=ts

      Monday at 2:20am

       
    • Please make this a trending topic on Twitter to get press attention. All stories and videos via #pakistanrigging

      May 12 at 4:34pm

       
    • We want re election in Punjab

      May 12 at 12:30pm

       
    •  Dr Tahir ul Qadri warned us many times about this corrupt electoral system.

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    • We want re elction in Karachi…check rigging there http://www.etechcrunch.com/a-bold-video-made-on-election-rigging-in-pakistan/ A bold video made on Election rigging in Pakistan www.etechcrunch.com

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    Disqualify Saad Rafiq from Na-125 Truth about 11th May. Mrs. Saad Rafiq violating all regulations of ECP. Are we going to stand back and let Saad Rafiq bully us as a community?
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    Hamid Mir Reports: FAFEN (Free and Fair Election Network) report details on massive rigging in Elections 2013. Must Watch (May 13, 2013)

    Join www.facebook.com/PTIOfficialVideos for updates!

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    کراچی میں الیکشن کا اغوا اور ایم کیو ایم کی دہشت گردی۔ معروف صحافیوں سید طلعت حسین، ہارون الرشید، عرفان صدیقی اور ندیم ملک کی رائے۔ دیکھیں اور زیادہ سے زیادہ شیئر کریں تاکہ ہر فرد کو اس اغوا کی حقیقت معلوم ہو جائے
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    Fake Assistant Presiding Officer arrested. Army Called in. Viral Please..!!
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    Public and Rangers beat MQM workers after being caught rigging red handed at DHA college for women, ph8, karachi

    for more videos hit like 
    https://www.facebook.com/pages/PTI-Supporters-From-KSA/469090689823087

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    I was in Lahore for Election Transmission; I have seen much and heard many voters and those tv reporters who reported from various polling stations, so I am aware of the widespread nature of complaints and irregularities but I need to hear from you to understand better. Please write a brief update if you faced or saw irregularities, mention the NA Constituency, Your Polling Station, candidates, and time of the day when you were voting…will be grateful…this will help all of us to understand better as to what happened….
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    We received about 4000 Rigging Complaints from all over Pakistan yesterday. Check out this map of rigging in Elections 2013. If you have evidence of rigging incidents, please report at http://jaagpakistan.pk/ and email it at [email protected]
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    Update: ECP has corrected the so-called error but as stated previously. When you are the election commission of Pakistan you can not simply make typographical errors because thats how you lose credibility. It was only after we released this…See More
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    حلقہ NA-252/PS-117 ٹھپہ مافیا کی سرگرمیاں
    حلقہ NA-252/PS-117
    ٹھپہ مافیا کی سرگرمیاں
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    Woman shares her experience at khatoon-e-Pakistan…pressure tactics and poll rigging. This is a brave lady.
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    Please share this VIDEO until ECP take action Against MQM.
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    Congratulations to ECP for Fair & Free Election. MQM Rigging Exposed.
    Congratulations to ECP for Fair & Free Election. MQM Rigging Exposed.
    Congratulations to ECP for Fair & Free Election. MQM Rigging Exposed.
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    MQM WORKER ARREST BY RANGERS ON ELECTION DAY IN NA 251 WITH BOGUS VOTE AND STAMPS.
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    NA-250, PS-113 specially in defence saw the most gross injustice when the Voters were denied their right to vote and the ECP appeared to have failed their aspirations for a fair and free election in this country. The Common Men and Women stood for more than 12 hours and did not lose hope or move ground and only demanded one thing.. VOTE VOTE VOTE. Respect to Pakistanis.
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    Karachi mein MQM Ki Dhandhli Video Manzar Aam Par Agai. – Geo Tau Aisay Pakistan
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    NA-253, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, 4th Floor, Booth # 201: Firstly, there were more MQM worker present inside the whole building than the ECP staff itself. It felt that we were inside a unit of MQM. They were moving around freely, threatening at will, and had access to all the…
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    ایم کیو ایم کی الیکشن میں دہندلی کا منہ بولتا ثبوت
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    Khawaja Saad Rafique asked to leave NA-125, Defence – Lahore

    It is alleged that he locked the polling station close to Hot Spot in DHA. Stayed there for 90 minutes and was stamping votes on Sher. It was all with the help of Punjab police.
    Finally Army intervention stopped him!

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    CNN doing an exposé on rigging if anyone has any or knows anyone with videos or photos of rigging please send to [email protected]
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    A complaint against Khawaja Saad Rafiq
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    The womens polling station in DHA, Phase V for NA 125 was quite obviously with its own agenda. Here is a voter explaining it all.
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    PMLN badly exposed in NA-56 , I hope videos follow from all over Pakistan.
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    Karachi Zindabad!! ECP should validate the thumb impressions. Need Re-election!!!
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    Documents all incidents of various forms of rigging all over Pakistan https://jaagpakistan.crowdmap.com/
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    NA-246 Karachi 
    1. Nabil Gabol (MQM): 180 000
    2. Naseem (Jamat-i-Islami): 7000

    Total votes cast in 10 hours = 187,000
    Votes cast in 1 hour or 60 minutes = 1/10 x 187 000 = 18,700
    Votes cast in 1 minute or 60 seconds = 1/60 x 18 700 = 312
    Votes cast in 1 second = 1/60 x 312 = 5

    Bc defence mai dus ghanton mai aik vote na parr saka aur yahan aik second mai 5 vote! Wah 

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    Post eye-witness report and organize yourselves for a protest

    We have hundreds of witnesses, clearly and openly reporting the blatant and vulgar display of force from Saad Rafiq. Join this page demanding a disqualification of Saad Rafiq. Post eye-witness report and organize yourselves for a protest

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    Polling station for Karachi’s NA-250 where polling could not commence until 5 pm.
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    ‘This is the presiding officer who was involved in rigging in NA 125, Phase 5, DHA Lahore. She says to me ‘take it, what CAN you do?’
    Via Saad Zaman

    So what is everyone going to do about all this rigging and manipulation of the system?

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    people trying to derail election process
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    Here I received and exclusive video from Hyderabad, Women of MqM openly doing rigging.
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    Karachi NA250 unprecedented rigging. Sealed ballot boxes opened and thrown out
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    7 am – Woke up like a hyper child, feeling the excitement and anxiety of Eid/an exam in the air. Donned a white kurta and green dupatta. Knocked on my parents door until they woke up. Headed to our booth at 9.30 am.

    The experiences today has brought have been just unbelievable. Words cannot describe the highs and lows of the day. Arriving at the polling booth (NA-250’s DHA Junior Model School nea…See More

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    PML(N) candidate Khawaja Saad Rafiq locked the polling station close to Hot Spot in DHA . Stayed there for 90 minutes and was stamping votes on Sher . It was all with the help of Punjab police.
    Finally Army intervention stopped him .Geo & big news channels are totally ignoring the news..
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      Asma Raza This true face of Nawaz langue, Pakistani hypocrite punjabi mafia media, responsible for bringing this corrupt politicians…..
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    MQM openly rigging in Hyderabad and Fakroooo bhai sleeping …
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    Our polling station has been sealed because Saad Rafique of PML-N creating mess and i myself protest against him and his wife and had a fight with them and recorded my Interview against them on ARY to Mubashar Lucman. But my vote casted and helped around 70-80 people to cast their vote. PTI was all around and no Sher support. Lot of rigging inside but PML-N u have lost the Game
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    Hyderabad NA-219, Shah Latif College, Unit # 6, polling booth 3..a view of “free n fair” elections!!
    I myself made this video.
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    Elections wtf facts.
    1. My ballot paper was torn in front of my eyes
    2.There was not a single voter in all the polling stations i visited. in total 6
    3.Yet the whole register and the whole list was full of casted votes
    4.7 people were told in front of me, hogaya aap logo ka while they were on the staircase leading to the booth.
    5. I was told MQM ko vote dena hai, tau hogaya…
    6. Maham Irfan Pardesi was told balle par vote diya. ohho paper zaaya kardiya.
    7.The ballot box that i put my 2nd vote in was open. 
    Wah Altaf Bhai, salaam hai aapki jurrat ko..
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    VVIP protocol accorded to Mrs Shahbaz Shareef – Tehmina Durrani – in NA 126 / PP 152, Girls Central Model School, Liberty Market, Lahore.

    She came in surrounded by a mob of elite police, lady police, a DSP and an SP, all of whom tried to bump her to the head of a hour long queue. The women in the que resisted and one of them asked her who she was and why she should be accorded this treatment. 

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Ayesha Ahad says Shahbaz’s son-in-law Ali Imran was behind her torture episode

Ayesha Ahad says Shahbaz’s son-in-law Ali Imran was behind her torture episode

aeysha-ahadd-ali-imran-www.pakdestiny.com

By Iran Salim

Islamabad, Oct 20 (www.pakdestiny.com) While Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif smartly rescue his daughter Rabia and even gain politically by presenting his son-in-law Ali Imran in the bakery boy torture case to police that was not even ready to quiz him, Hamza Shahbaz’s third wife Aysha Ahad identifies Ali Imran ‘a man behind her torture’.

Ayesha told Pak Destiny “Ali Imran last year with the help of Hamza got me arrested in a fake kidnapping case. I was given a 10-day physical remand during which Imran ensured that I was subjected to severe torture. Exactly after one year the real culprits behind this – Ali Imran – is exposed.”

“Ali Imran has been arrested for being involved in a similar kidnapping case and has been given a 12-day remand as well. The only difference is my and his case. I was innocent while Imran is guilty but the whole Punjab government machinery is bent upon saving him and Rabia. But still I am not given justice,” Ayesha said.
Interestingly, the PML-N media cell giving ads to local papers portraying Shahbaz Sharif a man of principles like Hazrat Umar. Shahbaz is taking full credit of ensuring supremacy of the law but the fact is he smartly has fooled the masses in his daughter and son-in-law case.(www.pakdestiny.com)

 
 

Hamza Shahbaz and Ayesha Ahad Malik marriage case

 

Court summons Hamza Shahbaz through advertisement

F.P. Report
LAHORE: A local court on Friday ordered to publish all previous orders summoning PML-N leader and MNA Hamza Shahbaz, son of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on application filed by Ayesha Ahad Malik.
Civil Judge Ghulam Murtaza placed this order and adjourned hearing till September 18. The court also summoned Dr Rabia with whom Hamza Shahbaz wanted to marry.
In the previous hearing of the case, the court issued notice to the respondents but no one appeared in the court, neither the respondents nor their counsel.
The petitioner of the case, Ayesha Ahad Malik said she was his wife and legally he was bound to ask her about his marriage with any other lady. She said he played with her life and was ignoring her and even denied of being her husband. Ayesha, the daughter of PML-Q former MPA Ahad Malik, challenged the likely marriage of Hamza Shahbaz and Dr Rabia,
The petitioner prayed to the court to stop Hamza from contracting other marriage with Dr Rabia.
Writ on election spendings: A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday seeking directions to fix limited amount of Rs 300,000 as per candidate for annual elections of SCBA.
Watan party filed the petition through its chairman Barrister Zafarullah Khan under Article 184 (3), Article 2-A, 9, 9, 25, 31 & 37 read with section 13 and 55 of the constitution at Lahore Registry of the Supreme Court.
The petitioner said corrupt practices and excessive expenditures in annual elections of SCBA, such as to hold lunch, tea, dinner parties for the voters and arrange transports to bring them to polling station, booths and issuing perchi containing particulars of voters, including name, polling stations, booths and serial number of the voters in the electoral roll should be banned.
He said candidates take part in elections for their vested interests and spend million of rupees to get maximum votes. They make efforts for their personal interests and do not focus on the welfare of the legal fraternity, he said.
The petitioner prayed to the court to direct the candidates not to spend money more than Rs 300,000 on the occasion of annual bar elections.
LHC seeks final report on hajj quota: Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday directed ministry of religious affairs to submit report regarding its meeting with Saudi embassy about hajj quota.
The Chief Justice sought final report on the matter pertaining distribution of hajj quota to new tour hajj tour operators. On Friday as proceeding started, Deputy Attorney General Naseem Kashmiri appeared before the court and submitted that only five companies approached them while no other company did bother to contract ministry concerned on the disputed matter.
Hajj Director Lahore Muhammad Saeed Malik was also present in the court. DAG told ministry had its meeting with Saudi embassy and that is why it could not submit report regarding the distribution of quota to new hajj tour operators. He sought time, on which the court directed the federal government to submit its final report about the distribution of hajj quota to new tour operators and adjourned hearing till September 10.
During the course of proceeding, Chief Justice remarked the courts have to intervene into the affairs of the executive when it fails to fulfill its responsibilities.
The CJ added that with this necessary intervention of the courts, the courts are accused of crossing its boundaries.
The petitioners said due to unjust distribution of Hajj quota to the private tour operators, it has become impossible for a common operator to bear Hajj expenses. They say Hajj policy had been sent to the federal government for approval, and a plan has been made to dish out the quota on personal like and dislike.
They said the Supreme Court in its July 7, 2011 order had observed that the government should observe transparency at the time of making next year (2012) Hajj Policy.
They pointed out that last year ministry and 726 tour operators had pleaded that money had been received from pilgrims and their lists had been sent to Saudi Arabia. Petitioners say ministry is again giving quota to these tour operators and door has been closed for new tour operators.
Court extends bail of Tauqeer, Talha: A special central judge on Friday extended till September 14, interim bail of former Punjab Chief Minister Principal Secretary Tauqeer Shah and Staff Officer Talha Barki accused of releasing fake intelligence reports about the murder plot of former LHC Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Shahreef.
Federal Investigation Agency sought more time to submit record of the case. The court accepting the plea of FIA extended interim bail till Sep 14, of both accused.
FIA had registered the FIR against them on charges of issuing a false intelligence report on murder plot of former LHC chief justice Khwaja Sharif.
The agency accused them of hatching a conspiracy by managing issuance of a false intelligence report about the murder plot in a id to create differences among the federal government, provincial government and judiciary.
The accused Rehman through his counsel submitted that he had no role in the alleged conspiracy. He said the FIA implicated him in the case to serve the ulterior motives of PPP-led federal government. He prayed that protective bail be granted him and the FIA be restrained from arresting him.

 
 
 

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Pakistani Media Pressititutes :Hats -Off to Talat Hussain for not selling his soul for a few silver pieces

PAKISTANI CORRUPT PRESSTITUTES MANGY DOGS LISTEN TO THEIR MASTER’S VOICE: BATCHES OF PAKISTANI JOURNALISTS ACCEPT PRE-PAID US JUNKETS TO HAWAII

 

Amir Mateen, the longtime Pakistani journalist who has also worked in the United States, calls the problem of bribery widespread in Urdu newspapers, particularly in smaller towns but also in the cities. The situation could improve, he said, if journalist associations could be supported in “remedial steps like, for instance, the formation of a media complaint commission, the implementation of codes

of ethics, and having ombudsmen in media organizations.”53 And Dadge comments about media accountability systems, “In fact, they may be the lever that can have an effect.” Alves makes a point of crediting Brazil with progress in improving media accountability and transparency, citing two key factors:

that country’s strong news ombudsmen, who regularly point out flaws in the media, and its press observatory website (and related TV and radio shows), which can be very critical of the media. Those efforts, Alves said, created mechanisms that draw attention to bad practices, and “really had an effect.”54

News media owners, managers, and editors must adopt, publicize, and then stick to a policy of zero tolerance. Rosemary Armao, the journalism professor and trainer in Bosnia and elsewhere, said: “The main thing that reduces all unethical behavior

in newsrooms including cash for coverage is zero tolerance by editors. 

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Center for International Media Assistance

CIMA Research Report: Cash for Coverageyou look up to an editor you try to do your best work for him and you don’t disappoint or betray him if you can help it.”55

Pakistan Television Channels are owned by rich individuals and require support of government advertisements to fund them. The first part of the problem wouldn’t be that hard to fix, a simple rule banning majority ownership of papers by individuals and certainly banning the owning of multiple papers. The second problem is systemic but a solution can be found by passage of legislation banning government advertisements from appearing in private TV channels.  Corruption in Pakistan media is so rampant that even foreign nations like US are spending 50 million dollars to buy off Pakistani media. The 50 million dollar largesse has started to take effect. Many popular channels have sent their anchors on pre-paid junkets to the the Islands of Hawaii, the most expensive and luxurious spot, where Americans go on vacation. These trips are sponsored by the US government and these Presstitutes are ushered by State Department officials.

What is a Presstitute?

Presstitute is a term coined by Gerald Celente and often used by independent journalists and writers in the alternative media in reference to journalists and talking heads in the mainstream media who give biased and predetermined views in favor of the governments and corporations, thus neglecting their fundamental duty of reporting news impartially. It is a portmanteau of press and prostitute.

 

 

This year the following journalists went on these brain washing junkets:

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The 2012 Pakistan-United States Journalists Exchange participants:

  • Mr. Shabbir Ahmad, Producer, Geo TV Network, Islamabad
  • Mr. Mahboob Ali, Correspondent, Geo TV Network, Mingora, Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Mr. Sajid Hussain, Assistant Editor, The News International, Karachi
  • Mr. Azam Khan, Reporter, Radio PakistanCharsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Ms. Aneela Khalid Khan, Freelance Reporter, Radio Mashaal, Islamabad
  • Ms. Sumeera Riaz, News Producer, Express News TV, Lahore
  • Ms. Imrana Saghar, Reporter, Daily Express, Multan, Punjab
  • Mr. Mushtaq Sarki, Reporter, Sindh TV News, Karachi
  • Ms. Hafsah Syed, Executive Producer/Head of Features, Dawn News TV, Karachi 

The 2013 Pakistan-United States Journalists Exchange participants:

Pakistani Journalists

  • Mr. Muhammad Imran Ahmed, Chief Reporter, Roznama (Daily) Dunya, Karachi
  • Ms. Najia Ashar, Senior Anchor/Producer, Geo Television Network, Karachi
  • Mr. Abdul Ghani Kakar, Chief Investigative Reporter, Daily Awam, Quetta, Balochistan
  • Mr. Nisar Ali Khokhar, Special Correspondent, KTN News TV, Hyderabad
  • Mr. Ikram Ullah Moomand, Editor-in-Charge, Editorial Page, Daily AAJ Urdu, Peshawar
  • Ms. Sadia Nasir, Reporter, Pakistan Television (PTV), Current Affairs Department, Islamabad
  • Ms. Shumaila Noreen, Reporter/Sub-editor, Associated Press Pakistan, Islamabad
  • Mr. Shahid Hameed Rind, Bureau Chief, ARY News, Quetta
  • Mr. Muhammad Salman, Staff Reporter, Daily Nawa-i-Waqt, Peshawar
  • Mr. Pervaiz Shaukat, Senior Reporter, Daily Jang, and President, Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, Islamabad
  • Ms. Sana Saif Tirmazee, Reporter, Dawnnews TV, Lahore

Pakistan’s media are addicted to money. The are serving foreign masters ranging from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, USA, and yes, even India. Pakistani  Journalists spend months under the Aman Ki Asha Trojan Horse in Delhi and other Indian cities. On their return, they start singing the tunes, pretty similar to those of Bal Thackeray. The only way to really make papers serve the people is to make them funded solely by the people, you know he who pays the piper call the tune and all that. The problem is though without advertisements papers would be too expensive for most people so alternate sources for funding through foundations and independent commission headed by retired members of the Judiciary dole out government grants to media houses.   Of course we can’t have a situation where the government decides which papers get what money; that situation would be worse than what we have now, but we could have every registered voter receive an equal amount of media vouchers which he or she could use to buy the paper of their choice or allocate amounts from the vouchers to fund media channels.

 

If you think about it this system would have many advantages; with advertising banned and with only members of the public being able to distribute the vouchers (and possibly pay) the public alone would be the only piper calling the tune.

Of course the taxpayer taking on the funding of media would be a burden but if we saw it as an investment in democracy then it would be definitely worth it; we could even set the funding as a fixed percentage of the GDP so it couldn’t be played around with by governments. With this system the whole range of the public’s views would be represented from left to right, from conservative to liberal and I’d bet the dividend from such a free press routing out corruption and misgovernance would more than pay for itself.

 

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NO PAKISTANI TV CHANNEL WILL DARE TO SHOW THIS VIDEO OF MQM ELECTION FRAUD

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The Rat Smells Cheese: Liar Nawaz Sharif Poised to Raid the Treasury Again & a Peep into His Lying nature

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times…. Congratulations, you have once again been elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan. The re-election of Nawaz Sharif to one of the highest echelons of government is somewhat perplexing to say the least.

 

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

 Albert Einstein 

 

NAWAZ SHARIF’S CORRUPTION

 1. 1. CORRUPTION CASES

The juggernaut of corruption has already started , even before Nawaz Sharif has taken the Oath of the Prime Minister. He has started throwing trial balloons and feelers, to gauge the public response to his appointment of family members and cronies to plumb posts. already the name of Shahbaz Sharif and Salman Shahbaz has been floated to takeover finance. Kulsoom Nawaz’s name is bandied about as a Minister for Womens post. Ahsan Iqbal, who has no experience in Foreign Affairs, has his name thrown in the ring as Foreign Minister (May Allah Save Pakistan from this Gangster of Narowal (http://criticalppp.com/archives/26593). Nawaz Sharif has a typical Cheshire Cat grin, as he drools at the milk jug of Pakistan’s Treasury. This schemer is a master of crookedness and double dealings. He will start his robbery through gradiose projects like Super Highways, Jangla Buses, Laptop Schemes, Daanish Schools & other Kick Back Fronts. He is a mater of Ponzi Schemes, where instead of money, monumental projects are used to rob the people.  In each of his projects, one of his relatives or front men will be involved in receiving the commission behalf  of PMs Welfare Programs (for Welfare of Sharif Family). The Sharif Family started off as blacksmiths or “Lohars” on Defence related projects during the 1965 & 71 Wars. The paid huge commissions to Army Contractors and thus were able to make huge profits on Army contracts. Since the 60s, they have achieved so much ill-gotten wealth, that they have become billionaires (https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150392958245506).

There are approximately 140 Pakistani students at the University of Nottingham. Impact caught up with some of them to find out what they think about the result.

Current electoral legislation in Pakistan prevents overseas students from voting. The frustration at not being able to vote was shared by many Pakistani students at Nottingham. It is assumed by some to be a deliberate attempt on the part of the Pakistani government to disenfranchise the youth vote.

One student, who wished to remain anonymous, told Impact: “I think it was unfair that the vote wasn’t extended to Pakistanis overseas- I think it would’ve made a huge difference to the turnout and the outcome.”

Another said that they believed the Pakistani government “deliberately dragged its heels in not allowing those overseas to vote. It knows where our political loyalties lie, and it’s not with them [the outgoing Pakistan People’s Party].

“Pakistan’s youth played a massive role in these elections- we’ve got the numbers and unlike the older generations we’re not going to vote on the basis of a person’s surname. Pakistani politics rivals Dave with its re-runs; it’s stuck on a constant loop of Bhuttos, Sharifs and the military. It’s one big, fat joke .”

63 year old Sharif, leader of Pakistan’s Muslim League (N) party, served as Pakistan’s prime minister from 1990 to 1993 and again from 1997 to 1999 before being removed in a coup d’état by military general Pervez Musharraf, and subsequently being tried, jailed and ultimately exiled to Saudi Arabia.

More than a decade later, it seems the Pakistani people have been quite forgiving or quite forgetful, and re-elected him once more.

In a country where GDP per capita averages at $2,960, Nawaz Sharif’s personal estimated net worth is $1.2 billion, with many alleging corruption and tax evasion as being a substantial source of this wealth.

Pakistan has been under military rule for more than half of the country’s 57-year history; observers are keen to emphasise that 11th May saw a significant milestone being reached- the first “democratic” transition of one elected civilian government to another. There may have been elections, but they were neither “free” nor “fair”.

Violence leading up to the elections, including car and suicide bombings, claimed more than 130 lives, with 29 killed on Election Day alone.

Despite the threat of violence, turnout reached a historic 60% of eligible voters exercising their right, compared to only 44% in 2008. A large part of the higher turnout was down to the country’s increasingly politicised youth; 63% of the population is under the age of 25.

President of UoN’s Pakistan Society, Rafia Khatri, commented: “Five years laden with political, economic and social chaos were an automatic and effective mechanism to mobilise Pakistanis, especially the youth, to cast their votes. The overwhelming participation of Pakistanis throughout these elections signified how determined Pakistanis are to rehabilitate their country.”

After having queued for hours on end, some of those in Pakistan who did venture to the polling stations were, however, met with intimidation and coercion, with some voters even being turned away point-blank without being able to cast their votes.

Despite YouTube being blocked in Pakistan, activists and concerned citizens have taken to the web to disseminate evidence of phoney votes being registered:

 

Ballot boxes full of votes being discarded on the streets:

and proof of women casting fake votes:

49 polling stations were alleged to have had over 100% voter turnout, with more votes apparently being cast than the number of registered voters.

One of the largest suspected casualties of the alleged vote rigging is the cricketer turned politician Imran Khan whose Pakistan Movement for Justice (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, PTI) party was expected to make significant gains. Khan, an Oxford University PPE graduate, offered a fresh glimpse of hope for a populace tired of kleptocratic rulers who have kept the country’s economy almost stagnant.

In response to the alleged vote rigging and encouraged by Khan’s PTI party, protests have erupted across the nation, with tens of thousands of Pakistanis taking to the streets to demand re-elections in some areas. In response, the Election commission of Pakistan (ECP) has formed 14 election tribunals to investigate the complaints.

Meanwhile, section 144 of the code of criminal procedure has been imposed in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, in response to the protests. The controversial section bans gatherings of more than four people at a time for rallies and protests, or what it calls “unlawful assembly”. Large crowds demanding re-elections have also gathered in the Punjabi city of Lahore, and the country’s capital city, Islamabad, amongst others.

PTI’s party slogan “Naya Pakistan”, meaning “New Pakistan”, was what many, in particular the country’s youth, wanted to see.

For a nation that’s long been ruled by political dynasties who treat the country as one of their personal family heirlooms (Benazir Bhutto, deceased leader of the outgoing Pakistan People’s Party bequeathed the party’s chairmanship to her husband in her will), PTI in opposition is a step, albeit a baby step, in the right direction.

More pessimistically, however, with the same old face as Prime Minister, many political pundits are predicting a classic case of “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose”.

Courtesy:http://www.impactnottingham.com/2013/05/pakistani-students-frustrated-by-re-election-of-nawaz-sharif/

Nawaz Sharif and his cronies have always been working to plunder Pakistan’s wealth as their sole agenda. He expanded his business empire by misusing his authority as Chief Minister Punjab and Prime Minister Pakistan. And in order to gain financial benefits, he manipulated laws and changed policies. Likewise, in a bid to avoid accountability, the Nawaz Sharif Government amended “The Ehtasaab Act” and made it effective from “1990” instead of “1985” as proposed in the original text of the “Ehtasaab Act” prepared by the interim government of caretaker Prime Minister (Late) Mairaj Khalid (1996-97). And by bringing this change he cunningly saved his tenure of Chief Minister Punjab (1985-88) from accountability.
Despite all maneuvering following references were filed against the Sharifs:-

1.  Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif and others misused official resources causing a loss to the national exchequer of Rs 620million by developing 1800 acres of land in Raiwind at state expense.

2.  Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif are accused of whitening black money during their first tenure (1990-93) and causing a loss of Rs 180 million to the national exchequer by evading income/wealth tax.

3.  Nawaz Sharif, Saif-ur-Rehman and others reduced import duty from 325% to 125% on import of luxury cars (BMW), causing a huge loss of Rs1.98 billion to the national exchequer.

4.  On the imposition of emergency and freezing of foreign currency accounts, Nawaz Sharif and Saif-ur-Rehman removed 11 billion US dollars from Pakistani Banks illegally. Without the consent of account holders, Foreign Exchange Bearer Certificates (FEBC) accounts were frozen and foreign exchange was misappropriated.

5.  Illegal appointments in Pakistan International Airlines (Nawaz Sharif and Saeed Mehdi).

6.  Abbotabad land purchase scam (Nawaz Sharif and Sardar Mehtab Abbasi).

7.  Availing bank loan for Ittefaq Foundries and Brothers Steel Mills without fulfilling legal requirements (Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif).

8.  Concealment of property in the US (Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif).

9.  Illegal appointments and promotions in Federal Investigation Agency (Nawaz Sharif).

10.             US wheat purchase scam (Nawaz Sharif and Syeda Abida Hussain).

11.             Murree land purchase scam (Nawaz Sharif and Saif-ur-Rehman)

12.             Tax evasion (Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif).

13.             Forging of passports and money laundering (Nawaz Sharif and Ishaq Dar).

14.             Concealment of private helicopter purchase while filing assets’ detail (Nawaz Sharif).

15.             Favoring Kohinoor Energy Co, causing loss of Rs. 450 millions (Nawaz Sharif and Others).

16.             Illegal cash finance facility given to Brothers Sugar Mills (Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif).

17.             Bribe offered to ANP’s Senator Qazi Mohammad Anwer (Nawaz Sharif and Others).

18.             Hudaibiya Paper Mills Reference against Sharif brothers and Ishaq Dar.

19.             Illegally appointing Chairman Central Board of Revenue (Nawaz Sharif)

20.              Whitening of black money by amending laws (Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif). 

21.              Causing Rs. 35 billion loss by writing off/rescheduling bank loans (Nawaz Sharif and Ishaq Dar).

22.             Bribing (late) Maulana Sattar Niazi from National Exchequer (Nawaz Sharif and Others).

23.             Plundering Rs. 200 million from Jahez and Baitul Maal funds (Nawaz Sharif & Others)

24.             Opening fictitious foreign currency accounts (Nawaz Sharif and Ishaq Dar).

25.             Making 130 political appointments in federal departments (Nawaz Sharif).

26.             Relaxing export duty and rebate to transport sugar to India (Nawaz Sharif).

27.             Whitening of money through FEBC (Nawaz Sharif).

28.             Wealth Tax evasion (Nawaz Sharif).

29.             Concealment of facts to evade property tax (Nawaz Sharif).

30.             Withdrawal of case against Senator Islamuddin Sheikh (Nawaz Sharif, & Ishaq Dar).

 

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